Fulop has cited the 9/11 attacks as the reason he gave up a job on Wall Street and joined the military. He was deployed to Iraq as a U.S. Marine.

In his statement today, Fulop said Jersey City was among the first to provide emergency responders to Lower Manhattan when terrorists destroyed the Twin Towers.

"Trump needs to understand that Jersey City will not be part of his hate campaign," Fulop said. "Clearly, Trump has memory issues or willfully distorts the truth, either of which should be concerning for the Republican Party."